Juan Garrido: The first “African American”
Juan Garrido was an African-Spanish conquistador, who is the first documented Black person to arrive in the United States. African by birth, he went to...
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Rosa Parks: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
“My desires were to be free as soon as I learned that there had been slavery of human beings.” [dropcap size=small]R[/dropcap]osa Parks was nationally recognized...
Madam C. J. Walker: Self-Made Millionaire
“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there, I was...
William A. Hinton: The first African American to author a medical textbook
William Augustus Hinton was the first Black professor at Harvard Medical School and the first African American to publish an academic textbook. As a bacteriologist,...
Theodore K. Lawless: World-famed Dermatologist and Philantropist
[dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap] heodore K. Lawless was an internationally known African-American dermatologist, philanthropist, and medical pioneer. Dr. Lawless was renowned for his research into the treatment...
Sojourner Truth: Aint I A Woman?
Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist, women’s rights activist, and symbol of Black womanhood. Truth was born into the Maafa (slavery) in New York; enduring...
Nancy Green: The first living trademark
Nancy Green known as the Pancake Queen, was a storyteller, cook, activist, and the first of several African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark...
Emmett Chappelle: The National Inventor’s Hall of Fame African-American Biochemist whose discovery led to a potential method of detecting life on other planet
Emmett Chappelle is an African American scientist who has made valuable contributions in several fields: medicine, philanthropy, food science, and astrochemistry. Chappelle is the recipient...
Aaron Douglas: Major artist of the Harlem Renaissance
Aaron Douglas (May 26, 1899—February 2, 1979) was an African American painter and graphic artist who played a leading role in the Harlem Renaissance of...
Matilda Evans: Medical Pioneer of South Carolina
Matilda Arabella Evans was the first African American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina. She became a powerful advocate for improved health care...